SCOTT till PISTOLKORS, GEORGE [SSNE 3437]

Surname

SCOTT till PISTOLKORS

First name

GEORGE, JORAN

Title/rank

LIEUTENANT

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

OFFICER, NOBILITY

Religion

LUTHERAN

Text source

George Scott was, according to some sources, the son of Olof Scott [SSNE 7348] and born in Scotland in 1596. He then said to have emigrated to Sweden with his grandfather William [SSNE 7347] and his father in 1601. Other sources say the Scottish heritage is fictitious. In 1630 Gustav II Adolf granted him lands in Finland. He was ennobled as Pistolkors in 1645. By 1650 he was in Francis Johnstone's regiment.

Sources: Riksarkivets ämnessamlingar. Personhistoria https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/A0073818_00219#?c=&m=&s=&cv=218&xywh=1774%2C827%2C6231%2C3124

Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1636/19,20; H. Marryat, One Year in Sweden, including a visit to the isle of Gotland (London, 1862), p.495; Svenska Adelns Attartavlor, vol. 5, pp.725-726. Harry Nicolai von Pistohlkors, Nachrichten uber die Adelsgeschlechter Scott of Craighall, Pistolekors und von Pistohlkors (Forbushof, 1914).

Service record

SWEDEN, PATRICK KINNEMOND, FINLAND

Arrived 1600-01-01, as CAPTAIN

Departed 1636-12-31, as LIEUTENANT

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY